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We are GLAIKIT. We exist to publicise interesting and extraordinary tales from Glasgow's past, some of which might even be true!

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Exactly 125 years ago today, Archibald Watt tested his revolutionary new transportation system for the very first time, and we've marked the ocasion with a brand new plaque on the spot where it happened on Glasgow Green!

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Exactly 125 years ago today, Archibald Watt tested his revolutionary new transportation system for the very first time, and we've marked the ocasion with a brand new plaque on the spot where it happened on Glasgow Green! #glasgow #glasgowhumour #glaikit #glasgowgreen #humour
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For anyone visiting Glasgow for the 2024 UCI BMX World Championships and who wants to learn a little more about the host city, we have provided a number of informative plaques. They're not remotely not true, but they are informative!

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For anyone visiting Glasgow for the @UciWorldCycling and who wants to learn a little more about the host city, we have provided a number of informative plaques. They're not remotely not true, but they are informative! #glasgow #glaikit #glasgowhistory #glasgowhumour
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Did you know the term The Wild West originated not in America, but in Glasgow? Our latest plaque explains why, and how it's linked to the untimely death of the infamous Billy 'The Kid' McGregor on a west end street in 1839.

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Did you know the term The Wild West originated not in America, but in Glasgow? Our latest plaque explains why, and how it's linked to the untimely death of the infamous Billy 'The Kid' McGregor on a west end street in 1839. #glasgow #humour #glasgowhistory #thewildwest #glaikit
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GlaIKIT would like to make it quite clear that this is NOT one of our poorly researched and unreliable stories about Glasgow. We would never publish anything quite so unbelievable and ridiculous ... oh wait a minute, this is a real news story!

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The story presented in our newest plaque took quite a bit of research to uncovered. It about Glasgow's most flamboyant billionaire and the forgotten reason why his built the Finnieston Crane.

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The story presented in our newest plaque took quite a bit of research to uncovered. It about Glasgow's most flamboyant billionaire and the forgotten reason why his built the Finnieston Crane. #glasgow #glaikit #humour #streetart #glasgowhunour #glasgowstreetart #finniestoncrane
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